Average power rating of opponents played: VILLANOVA 75.8, CINCINNATI 74

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

VILLANOVA - Season Results

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Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

SU

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

12/28/2012

NEW JERSEY TECH

70-60

W

-

-

20-65

30.8%

41

8

23-60

38.3%

46

19

1/2/2013

ST JOHNS

98-86

W

-7.5

W

136.5

O

27-63

42.9%

47

18

32-68

47.1%

34

16

1/9/2013

@ S FLORIDA

61-53

W

2.5

W

-

23-55

41.8%

42

12

18-50

36.0%

32

11

1/12/2013

@ SYRACUSE

61-72

L

14

W

-

17-54

31.5%

40

16

22-55

40.0%

34

10

1/16/2013

PITTSBURGH

43-58

L

4.5

L

129

U

14-44

31.8%

27

18

18-49

36.7%

39

15

1/19/2013

@ PROVIDENCE

66-69

L

2.5

L

-

22-49

44.9%

35

25

19-56

33.9%

41

13

1/22/2013

LOUISVILLE

73-64

W

11.5

W

-

22-47

46.8%

34

19

23-58

39.7%

34

17

1/26/2013

SYRACUSE

75-71

W

7

W

136.5

O

24-57

42.1%

50

14

21-63

33.3%

41

7

1/30/2013

@ NOTRE DAME

60-65

L

8

W

133.5

U

21-50

42.0%

34

9

24-57

42.1%

32

6

2/3/2013

PROVIDENCE

52-55

L

-6

L

-

14-51

27.5%

38

18

18-46

39.1%

33

21

2/5/2013

@ DEPAUL

94-71

W

-3

W

145.5

O

34-57

59.6%

33

13

26-58

44.8%

27

16

2/9/2013

S FLORIDA

68-40

W

-8.5

W

123

U

22-42

52.4%

39

13

11-47

23.4%

28

10

2/12/2013

@ CINCINNATI

2/16/2013

@ CONNECTICUT

2/18/2013

RUTGERS

2/23/2013

MARQUETTE

2/25/2013

@ SETON HALL

3/3/2013

@ PITTSBURGH

3/6/2013

GEORGETOWN

CINCINNATI - Season Results

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Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

SU

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

12/27/2012

NEW MEXICO

54-55

L

-6

L

136.5

U

20-64

31.2%

40

11

21-54

38.9%

35

14

12/31/2012

@ PITTSBURGH

70-61

W

6

W

125

O

21-51

41.2%

37

9

23-52

44.2%

32

9

1/5/2013

ST JOHNS

52-53

L

-13.5

L

138

U

19-60

31.7%

34

16

22-55

40.0%

40

17

1/7/2013

NOTRE DAME

60-66

L

-4.5

L

132.5

U

23-49

46.9%

28

9

24-48

50.0%

23

7

1/12/2013

@ RUTGERS

68-58

W

-5

W

-

20-53

37.7%

41

6

20-53

37.7%

34

9

1/15/2013

@ DEPAUL

75-70

W

-7

L

-

25-42

59.5%

35

19

31-66

47.0%

27

10

1/19/2013

MARQUETTE

71-69

W

-7.5

L

128.5

O

20-58

34.5%

41

12

20-62

32.3%

41

11

1/21/2013

@ SYRACUSE

55-57

L

8.5

W

131.5

U

18-55

32.7%

38

10

23-50

46.0%

28

6

1/30/2013

RUTGERS

62-54

W

-12

L

-

18-48

37.5%

35

17

18-48

37.5%

27

21

2/2/2013

@ SETON HALL

65-59

W

-5.5

W

127.5

U

18-49

36.7%

39

13

21-55

38.2%

34

14

2/6/2013

@ PROVIDENCE

50-54

L

-4

L

-

18-48

37.5%

38

15

21-49

42.9%

31

10

2/9/2013

PITTSBURGH

52-62

L

-1.5

L

122

U

16-52

30.8%

33

12

20-44

45.5%

30

7

2/12/2013

VILLANOVA

2/15/2013

GEORGETOWN

2/21/2013

@ CONNECTICUT

2/24/2013

@ NOTRE DAME

3/2/2013

CONNECTICUT

3/4/2013

@ LOUISVILLE

KEY GAME INFORMATION

VILLANOVA: With three returning starters, Jay Wright has veteran talent to mold, but it remains to be seen if that talent is enough to compete in this deep conference. Last year's leading scorers, Maalik Wayns and Dominic Cheek and their combined 30.1 PPG are gone, leaving a huge scoring void in the Wildcats backcourt. C Mouphtaou Yarou (11.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG) is also back, and the pressure will be on that pair to give this team a chance this year. Wright has also done a solid job recruiting with point guard Ryan Arcidiacono and 6-foot-10 PF Daniel Ochefu both talented enough to play meaningful minutes.

CINCINNATI: The Bearcats hung around amongst the Big East elite last year, tying for fourth with a 12-6 conference record and reaching the Sweet 16. They bring back their leading scorer Sean Kilpatrick (14.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG), who averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game last year and isn't afraid to shoot the ball. Although the next two leading scorers'Dion Dixon and Yancy Gates'are gone, Cashmere Wright (10.9 PPG, 4.6 APG) is back to give this team a senior presence running the point. If fellow senior JaQuon Parker (9.4 PPG, 5.6 RPG) improves on his play from last season with increased minutes, this will be a nasty backcourt. It remains to be seen, though, if guys like Justin Jackson (5.1 PPG, 4.2 RPG), 6-foot-10 sophomore Kelvin Gaines and freshman Shaquille Thomas can step up in the post for Mick Cronin to make this team compete with the conference's best.